The Ultimate Guide To Field Trips In Michigan

Michigan is an amazingly beautiful state with a huge variety of places to spend the day learning about so many different topics on any field trips in Michigan. There are over 240 different lighthouses along the 3,288 miles of shoreline in the state making Michigan the longest freshwater coastline in the United States.

There is so much water to be found in Michigan that over 40% of the state is covered in it. With that much water in 1 state and 1/2 the state being covered in forests, I’m sure you can guess that there is a huge population of wildlife just waiting to be observed.

There is not other state you can find 400 foot dunes giving a clear view of Lake Michigan in the north. America’s breakfast city capital in the south. Or an amazing museum, which hosts Thomas Edison’s laboratory, a copy of the Declaration Of Independence, and the actual bus Rosa Parks rode on.

There are so many great places around the state chances are you will never have enough time to visit them all. Just about all of them your children (and the parents too) are sure to make many amazing memories they are sure to talk about for a long time after your trip.

Since I have already shared a post with great places to visit in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this post will focus on the places in the lower Peninsula. I split the state up into 3 different regions the northern, the western and eastern area. The field trips in Michigan will be split up and listed into one of those areas. Since I live in western area of the state I have added festivals and beaches for this area as well.

Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive along this scenic drive stop by Glen Lake and Lake Michigan Overlook, it is 450 feet above the lake and is known for offering the most amazing sunset views along the shoreline – Empire.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ West

There are over 200 miles of beach towns along Lake Michigan to enjoy. To get a complete list click on THIS link and click on any of the cities, they will bring you to a link of the beaches in that area.

Field Trips In Michigan ~ West Michigan Beaches

Here are a list of beaches along the Lake Michigan shoreline from about Ludington down south to the border. Some of these are beaches right on Lake Michigan, others are small inland lakes right near the shores of the big lake. Some of these beaches are award winning in the US, some in the world. All of Lake Michigan beaches offer clean beaches, beautiful white sand, clear waters, and a great place to spend the day.

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Children learn from where our food and fiber originate. How to milk a cow, sheer a sheep, spin wool, make butter. Hayride and story trail through the woods is included. Also, in the Fall children will visit the pumpkin patch.

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